I like to feed the birds. Well, mostly I like to feed the quail and hummingbirds. But I have hanging bird feeders for the sparrows and finches as well.
As much as I try, I cannot like the pigeons. There are too many. They crowd out the other birds. They chase the quail away from the bird block.
When I say too many, I mean that one day I counted 40 pigeons clustering in the shaded areas of my back yard.
Bogie catches the slow ones. I haven't the heart to shoot the pigeons with a BB gun. What if I hit one and wound it? As much as I dislike them, I don't want them dead.
I just want them to go away.
My latest solution? A Nerf gun. I bought it for work. One day I wondered if the noise and flying disks would intimidate the pigeons.
Yes. Yes, it does.
So far I have cut my pigeon population down to 1/3. I can live with that.
Not sure the effect will remain on the days I'm at work. But if I am persistent, maybe I can convince the majority of pigeons to move elsewhere.
Non-violent pigeon displacement.
I like it.
As much as I try, I cannot like the pigeons. There are too many. They crowd out the other birds. They chase the quail away from the bird block.
When I say too many, I mean that one day I counted 40 pigeons clustering in the shaded areas of my back yard.
Bogie catches the slow ones. I haven't the heart to shoot the pigeons with a BB gun. What if I hit one and wound it? As much as I dislike them, I don't want them dead.
I just want them to go away.
My latest solution? A Nerf gun. I bought it for work. One day I wondered if the noise and flying disks would intimidate the pigeons.
Yes. Yes, it does.
So far I have cut my pigeon population down to 1/3. I can live with that.
Not sure the effect will remain on the days I'm at work. But if I am persistent, maybe I can convince the majority of pigeons to move elsewhere.
Non-violent pigeon displacement.
I like it.
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